Saskatraz Honey Bees: Packages and Queens

Why OHB Saskatraz Queens from Bodhi Bee Farms?

Saskatraz queens represent one of the most advanced honey bee breeding programs available today — combining proven Canadian genetics with California production for powerful hybrid vigor.

🌎 Exclusive Saskatraz Genetics

Saskatraz hybrids are produced exclusively by Olivarez Honey Bees using breeder queens developed in Saskatchewan, Canada by Meadow Ridge Enterprises. These queens are only available through OHB and authorized distributors like Bodhi Bee Farms.

🐝 Bred for Real-World Performance

Saskatraz breeder queens are carefully selected for:

• Exceptional honey production
  
  

• Strong wintering ability
  
  

• Gentle temperament
  
  

• Increased varroa tolerance
  
  

• Resistance to brood diseases
  
  

• Enhanced hygienic behavior
  
  

Through years of recurrent natural selection and recent integration of high-VSH lines, OHB continues refining Saskatraz genetics to improve consistency in mite tolerance while maintaining productivity.

🧬 Hybrid Vigor You Can See

Virgin Saskatraz queens are open-mated with unrelated drone populations in Northern California, creating genetically diverse colonies. This diversity results in:

• Faster spring buildup
  
  

• Increased colony vigor
  
  

• Improved honey yields
  
  

These hybrids also contribute valuable drone genetics to your apiary, helping spread traits for productivity and varroa tolerance across your colonies.

🐝 Certified Clean Stock

✔ Certified free from Africanized genetics
✔ Certified free from Small Hive Beetle

🤝 Trusted Local Support

As your authorized local distributor, Bodhi Bee Farms provides hands-on beekeeper support and queens we confidently run in our own apiaries.